PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Cannibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Ruskea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruskea has chosen SMC Hoodrats as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Risto Ruskea has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cannibal
vs
Ruskea

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
188 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Cannibal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Ruskea!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruskea slips under a jab from Cannibal.
Ruskea tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruskea blocks a jab.
Ruskea has a takedown stuffed.
Cannibal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruskea on the side of the head.
Cannibal throws a shot from downtown. Ruskea moves away and avoids it.
Cannibal blocks a head kick by Ruskea.
A big left from Cannibal misses.
Ruskea shoots in for a takedown but Cannibal shows good takedown defense.
Ruskea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anthony Cannibal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Ruskea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannibal lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruskea off the cage and back into rage.
Ruskea throws a right and a left that Cannibal avoids nicely.
Cannibal slips under a jab.
Cannibal looks to land a left hand but Ruskea moved out of range nicely.
Cannibal looks to land a left hand but Ruskea moved out of range nicely.
Ruskea looks for the body kick but Cannibal saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Cannibal.
Cannibal leaves Ruskea with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cannibal thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannibal misses the shot to the body.
Ruskea throws a leg kick which misses Cannibal's front leg but catches the back leg as Cannibal tries to avoid it.
Cannibal sizes up Ruskea with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruskea misses with a head kick.
Ruskea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cannibal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Cannibal.
Cannibal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruskea tries for a takedown but Cannibal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea fails with a takedown attempt.
Cannibal throws out a loose jab but Ruskea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony Cannibal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannibal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruskea.
Cannibal misses with an uppercut. Ruskea saw that one coming.
Cannibal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Cannibal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Ruskea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea throws a body kick that misses.
Ruskea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cannibal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cannibal moves out of range as Ruskea throws a body kick.
Cannibal throws a hook to the side of Ruskea's head but Ruskea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Ruskea.
A big right from Cannibal misses.
Ruskea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anthony Cannibal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cannibal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruskea manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Cannibal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ruskea fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruskea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Ruskea drives through and clinches with Cannibal against the cage.
Cannibal gets underhooks to prevent Ruskea's takedown attempt.
Cannibal has had enough of the clinch but Ruskea keeps him there for the moment.
Cannibal wants to break free but Ruskea has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruskea tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anthony Cannibal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Ruskea.

Ruskea breaks from the clinch.
Cannibal throws a right and a left that Ruskea avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Cannibal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannibal avoids the head kick by Ruskea.
Ruskea throws a sloppy head kick and Cannibal moves out of range easily.
Cannibal moves out of range of the body kick from Ruskea.
Ruskea shoots in but Cannibal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cannibal throws a looping overhand right but Ruskea ducks down to avoid it.
Ruskea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cannibal misses with a hook. Ruskea ducked under it nicely.
Cannibal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruskea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cannibal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruskea looks to land a body kick but Cannibal moved away.

Cannibal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruskea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruskea looking to sit in guard and control but Cannibal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruskea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cannibal wanted to stand there but Ruskea had control of the position.
Ruskea trying to keep a closed guard but Cannibal is proving a slippery customer.
Cannibal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruskea on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea has a closed guard, preventing Cannibal from standing up.
Ruskea is trying to keep Cannibal in close.
Ruskea looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruskea, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruskea avoids the body shot from Cannibal.
Cannibal throws the left hand but Ruskea avoids the punch easily.
Ruskea throws a head kick but Cannibal moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cannibal misses the target.
Cannibal lands a body shot.
Cannibal catches Ruskea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruskea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cannibal circles away.
Ruskea will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruskea is breathing heavily.
Cannibal misses with a hook.

Ruskea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cannibal controlling Ruskea's posture.
Cannibal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cannibal tries to get out of the position.
Ruskea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cannibal's head.
Cannibal wants to get back to his feet but Ruskea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ruskea trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannibal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Risto Ruskea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ruskea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruskea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruskea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cannibal's calf.
Cannibal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruskea.
Ruskea throws a right hand that Cannibal ducks under and follows up with a left that Cannibal also avoids with ease.
Cannibal avoids the head kick by Ruskea.
Cannibal misses with a body shot.
Cannibal throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ruskea counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ruskea is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cannibal is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Risto Ruskea!